Showing posts with label Airbus A330-200. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Airbus A330-200. Show all posts
11 August 2014
Windhoek: Hosea Kutako International Airport regraded to Category 9
Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek, Namibia's biggest and main international runway, has been upgraded to Category 9 again by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). The ICAO downgraded the airport to Category 5 two weeks ago following an audit of Namibia Airports Company’s (NAC) facilities at Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH). According to the audit, Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) failed to meet international ICAO standards on fire and maintenance as well as the upkeep of the runway. As a result of the downgrade, Air Namibia was no longer allowed to operate its Airbus A330-200 fleet in or out of the airport until the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) rectified the shortcomings. Although Air Namibia made and announced plans to relocated its intercontinental flight operations affected by the downgrade to Gaborone and Lusaka, the airline never had to divert its Airbus A330-200 flights due to an examption granted by Namibia's Ministery of Works & Transport.
19 June 2013
Air Namibia to use its two brand new Airbus A330-200 on Windhoek <> Frankfurt route
update (05 Sept 2013): Air Namibia's first brand new Airbus A330-200 has begun flight tests ahead of its planned delivery to Windhoek later in September 2013.
Namibia's national carrier, Air Namibia, announced that the delivery of its two brand new Airbus A330-200 aircraft is drawing closer. The first aircraft is expected to arrive in September 2013 and the second one to enter fleet in November 2013. The A330-200 planes will come in a seat configuration of 244 seats, of which 30 are in business class and 214 in the economy class. Business Class seats will be full flat, while all seats in the aircraft including economy class will have "video/audio on demand" with individual monitors for each passenger. Replacing the airline's Airbus A340 aircrafts, the two new carriers will be used primarily on Air Namibia's long haul route, between Windhoek and Frankfurt (Germany).
Namibia's national carrier, Air Namibia, announced that the delivery of its two brand new Airbus A330-200 aircraft is drawing closer. The first aircraft is expected to arrive in September 2013 and the second one to enter fleet in November 2013. The A330-200 planes will come in a seat configuration of 244 seats, of which 30 are in business class and 214 in the economy class. Business Class seats will be full flat, while all seats in the aircraft including economy class will have "video/audio on demand" with individual monitors for each passenger. Replacing the airline's Airbus A340 aircrafts, the two new carriers will be used primarily on Air Namibia's long haul route, between Windhoek and Frankfurt (Germany).
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